Fastener setting device



July 25, 1933.

FASTENER SETTING DEVICE Filed June 29-, 1931 o o 0 d o o C 6 iaariea L.

I My invention ainis-ftoproviQQ ,ments -infastener setting devices. 1.

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impr v Inv the drawing Whi 'h i llistrates a pre terred embodiment of my nyentlon 5 L I-Figure l is efsideelevatioii of afdevioe for attaching carpet f r fee p f? Q predeterminedrelation; v I

"f the template or Fig.2 isnplan viewl I I "table shownin lii gurel;,and

Fig; 3cisenenlsrg'ed vertical cross-section of a-portion of the devicetakenthrough one 1 of theset'tingmembers and showing a, tastenerasit appears x vh'en' attaohe'dto' at cz rpet. Referring to thefparti'onlzth embodnnent of my invention illustrated by the" draw ng, I have shown g device 'jv'hiic'h is" partmnlarlj, though not exclusively; adapted ier use 1n connection with "attechi a h end" andthe like to carpets i'milar "artioles.

a device whereby I may ntteoh number of fastenersftohT'carpetlor the llke 1n apredetermined relationfso thzit aiiylnumber 0fcarpets may provided the saln e' 'nu'mvber 'otifastejning members spaced 1n an*1den-:

sw m r; J s-In connect-ion; Withjantomo bile body manntacture-n 1t 1s desirable to se- 'motor vehicle z tnpclgl'thereforer since the fnstenin'g members attached, to theffl'o'or-jof.

eaoh" vehiolelbo dl-y are imiformlyarranged,

Litlisf' desirable .to nann f aeture a number of carpets having thQ- COIT QSpQDdlHg uniformarrangement of} the fastener members; at-

Another featuref ofilnyf' deviee Eisrth'e provisionof' atemplatefor tablejwvhloh re 'se nbles the formation ofzthe floor ;t0" wvhlchfa,

illustrated injFigs. lf zind 2} template havinga depressed area-of substantlal size.c0rresponding.withe depresslon formed n vthe floor ofthe motor rveh iole body, This 'ten1-1 plate or table'is adapted to receive. theez rwrinkling so that the fasteners maybe at tached at. difierent' points and at different carpet ffasteners- It is at purpose of my in'vent n'tQ I-Ovide,

carpet is to be-a-ttalchei Therefore, I'have pet and have it confornttherewith Without 1931;, seii al-ivo r sezesz; I I

" 'OHARILE-si QHALL on nnrnorrj vrlonreen,Assrenon. To UNITED-GiARRFASTENEfi,

or CAMBRIDGE; messhorrnsnrcrsn oonPo TIoN or -M' .SS,ACHU- the Lspecifie embodiment ofmy devioe illus I tinted 'I have showne template 1 haying a depressed or recessed area,- Z'rand a series of recesses" orbores :3 to receive snap fastener Iner'n'bers'et,v as shown in Fig. 3. In- Figs; 1

and 2tl heveigshown somefof the bores 3 located adj acent to the periphery, of the te platel; Whilei'some of them are located in the particular embodimentfof my invention the bottom of the 'depr'e'ssion While in e illustrated I have shown the fastener-receiving bores 3 21s mere holesd'rilledu into, the

template it Should be 'understood tllat, if

desirable to nse different typesjof fastener jmembers'a-ny suitable d e members may be lo catedjinthe, bores 3.

' In Fig. "I I'have shown associeted vvithfthe :itempla'te 1 a setting die holding ifra ne Sin "which I'have mounted a number ot' novable;

setting 6 I n1 order-to expedlte attachment of theiasteners toe carpeter the like, I have provided in lthe frame'; 5.2m equal number ofsetting dies 6 forfco operation with the fgtstener -"holdingfbores. 3" 5 qsOthalt'allbf the fasteners may attached :by depressing the'die members :6 one at. a;

time or'collectivel'y. ItxW'ill be noted (Fig.

1) thatin thenormalposition of theidevice thedie members 6,,dwhich cooperate with the i "30 fastener-receiving bores '3 in the 'bott om of the recessed area 2, extend downwardly'ifnrther thafnfthe other die members sothat eaeh die member reonnres the, same amount of movement to setthe' fastenermembers For convenience Ihive shown the frame member 5 hinged-atone end'fby hinges 7 (Figs. '1 and v 2)1to the, template '1 end normally having k anbpp'osite end pulled; upwardly by the {counterweight 8,' as shown in Fig. 1; :"With e matter to insert fastenersinallof the bores this arrangement relatively "simple 3 and then placencarpet over-the template and press the carpet into thedepression 2.

. Thereafter]the die holding frame 5 maybe pulled downwardly against the action'of the counterweightS- untilit is parallel with the carpet and the template} Itis, of course,

desirable to permit the; frame 5 .to reach a,

position qpmne with the template 1 before the fastener 7 members are set. and therefore? i "above the upper; face of the template 1; I have also provided a stop member 7 (F1g-.

the hinges 7 are arranged so that thepiyoted end-of the frame is a substantial. distance I) at the opposite end of thesupporting a -member 5 which engages the upper face of i to secure the parallel alignment, The fasteners may thereafter besetby depressing all of the die members 6. against the action of the, springs9 (Fig.3) by any suitable means. in a single operationfor each die rmember may be struck a blow individually byahanrg mer to force itagainst the carpet and thereby shown carpet fasteners having a numberjof attaching prongs 1O which are adaptedto pass through the carpet ll and be bent out- Wardlyanddownwardly bylthe anvil means 12 providediby the setting members 6.

Sincethe teinpl'ateis the same shape as theffloor to which a"particular carpetis to be attached, it will be readilyunderstood by those skilled in the art that my device easily.

and quicklyattaches the fasteners in the propergpositions upon the underside of'the carpet] so that when the carpet is attached to the floor the socketswill beengagedwith the. fastener studs arranged in predethe. following, claims.

jterminedmanner in the floor. *1 While I have illustrated and describedgalsdpporting frame opposite. the hinged end, 1

to permit insertion andiremoval of the carj pet andtasteners;

preferred embodiment of my invention, I

. I do not wish to be limitedthereby; because the scope of myinvention is best Whatisclaimeda 7 'lfA device, for Q setting fastener membersto theundersideof a carpetyand like material comprising, in combination, a; template having janumber of fastener-holding recesses, a fastener. setting "die supp orta. @ingaframe associated withsaid template and carryingindependently operable dies corre-- sponding with the fastener-holding recesses whereby- Whcn a carpet is insertedbetween. I

the templateand the die supporting frame the dies carried thereby may be actuated tozs etfthe fasteners to lthecarpet and means provided partly by theitemplate and'partly by the die-supporting "frame to-niaintain attaching means "of the-"fastener proper relation between those-parts 'properregistry o f thedies and fastenerreceiving erecesses, a a 1 a,

r 1,919,941 j y i like material comprising, incombination, a

template-having a number offastener-re; ceiving recessesya fastener setting die supportingframe associated with said template I the template and" cooperateslwith the hinges and carrying dies corresponding with the carpetis, inserted between. the template and the die supporting frame theidiesjcarried thereby may beactuated to set the fasteners atingbetWeen the template and the diecarrying frame to maintain proper relation between those parts for a proper registry of l the dies and fastener-receiving recesses.

A devicefor settingsnapifastener mem "berstothej underside. of acarpet and like materialjcomprlsing, 1n combination, a template haying a numberof fastener-receiving recesses, a fastener setting die supportingl eme s qciated with said template an tener-receivlng recesses whereby when a carpet 1s insertedb'etween the template and the l-dle supporting frame the dies carr ed thereby nia'y be actuated to set the fasteners tothe caraiet, hinge-like means cooperating between tie template and"the di e-carrying "frame tojmaintain proper relation between those parts for proper registry of the dies and fastener-receiving;recesses, and a counterweightforlraising'that end of said die 4. Aclevice for settmgsnap fastener memhers to the underside of a carpet and like material toi beattached to a floor or the V likehaving a depressionofsubstantial size i; said device comprising, in combination, a template having a depression therein, said template having afnumber of fastener-re- CBlVlIlg recessesflsomegof which are located in thelbottoin offthedepression thereby be-Q; ing in a jplane below the plane of the others and! a fastener-setting die supporting frame 7 associated with saidtemplate and carrying dies corresponding with the fastenerrreceiying; recesseswhereby when a carpet is inserted between the template and. the diesupporting frame the "dies carried thereby maybe actuated to set the'fasteners to the carpet i p p j i i a CHARLES L; H L. 

